At Keystone we understand that the creation of a diverse and inclusive culture forms a fundamental part of the firmâ€™s corporate responsibility. Our mission is to nurture a working environment that includes all people and respects the individual â€“ benefitting not only our staff, but our clients and the wider community. By encouraging the sharing of ideas and methods for best practice, we hope to make Keystone a firm that everyone wants to be a part of.

The journeyâ€™s far from over. But weâ€™ve come a long way, making significant progress in a range of different areas.

Our approach

Our policy has a distinct focus on innovation, thought leadership, client collaboration, and a partnership-free structure.

We ensure that we continuously analyse the marketplace and carry out regular research in order to modernise and adapt both our internal and external strategies.Â We also take a wholly inclusive approach to the subject of diversity, applying initiatives to encompass age, gender, disability, religion and belief, race, and sexual orientation. We are particularly proud of our 1:1 ratio of male to female Consultant Solicitors.

Community

Each Keystone lawyer has a diverse, individual personal network which the firm seeks to strengthen and develop. We aim to support these networks by organising events and seminars â€“ providing networking opportunities both internally and externally.

In addition, Keystone works with a range of charities. Notable initiatives include ongoing support of the work that Action for Children does with vulnerable and homeless children across the UK. Keystone has participated in events such as Byte Night and also donates hundreds of toys to the cause at Christmas.

The document entitled "Statement of Changes to Immigration Rules" which was released by the House of Commons on the 7th March 2019, outlined and advised us on a number of changes that will come into place that will affect the Tier 1 Investor Visa amongst other visa programmes and schemes. The latest article on our website discusses both of these new UK business visa routes. Our immigration lawyers London are already up to date on all of the required information for both the NEW Tier 1 Start-Up Visa and the NEW Tier 1 Innovator Visa .

According to the new document from the House of Commons on March 7th 2019 titled â€śStatement of Changes to Immigration Rulesâ€ť, a number of changes will come into place that affecting the Tier 1 UK Investor Visa programme amongst other visa programmes and schemes. Read about them in our latestÂ article .Â

There is no doubt that the UK has to date benefited immensely from visa-free EUÂ immigration to the extent that visa conditions and caps on non-EU migrant have undermined and overshadowed the ability of this group to play a prominent role in British industry and commerce and in its expanding and overburdened NHS service. It is the view ofÂ Gulbenkian Andonian Â however, that afterÂ Brexit, there should be a noticeable change in those skilled non-EU migrants contributing to British society in a meaningful way.Â

From 1 January 2021 everyone except for British and Irish citizens will be subject to immigration control in the UK. Â Gulbenkian Andonian solicitors has already published an article on this topic of post- Brexit immigration and has discussed the case of EU nationals and family members after Brexit, you can find that article here as one of many in our blog .

Tescoadmitted wrongdoing over its accounting scandal in order to obtain a deferredprosecution agreement and avoid a conviction. But with everyone charged overthe scandal having been cleared, Aziz Rahman examines whether the deferredprosecution agreement process needs revising.

The sacking of Nissanâ€™s high-profile chairman may have beenproof that nobody is infallible. But Nicola Sharp argues that it should also beseen as an indicator that no company can be considered safe from wrongdoing.

Regardless of the Brexit outcome, the United Kingdom will remain one of the world most powerful economies. With a market of 65 million people and close ties with Europe, many overseas-based organisations look to establishing a subsidiary or branch office in Britain.